THE NEW YORKER MUSICAL EVENTS The Greek Games at Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan-"A Waltz Dream" Still a Hit T HE Gre eks had no music for it, so Pizzetti and Stravinsky rem- edied the omission. The close of our or- ../ chestral season turn- ed out to be a Grecian holiday. Mr. Toscanini introduced Pizzetti's intro- duction to the "Agamemnon" of Æschylus, and Mr. Stokowski, at two Metropolitan Opera House concerts sponsored by the League of Com- posers and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, offered New York's first stage performance of Jean .Cocteau's Latin version of Sophocles' "CEdipus Rex" with music by Stravinsky. .r' ) l Ú ' ';'. .' :, / . .. \ - :;'I '"= : '.:.'... ,- P IZZETTI'S new work was by far the most impressive novelty that Mr. Toscanini produced this season. It is chiefly orchestral, with a subdued choral background that helps to build up the moods. One theme suggests the tune of the in visible priestess in "Aïda;" another gives us something to remember Salome's Dance by; but the composition as a whole is the work of a fine musician who has hIs own way of telling his story and doesn't waste any time. The performance was superb, and won new honors for the Schola Cantorum. At the same concert, there was an- \\ \ , '. , \ '(\ . "';"< .. . other choral highlight in the glowing "Te Deum" of Verdi. S TRA VINSKY'S "CEdipus" had been heard here a few years ago in con- cert form under the chaperonage of Mr. Koussevitzky. At that time it didn't capsize anybody, and, simply as music, most of it won't keep you awake (after the concert, I mean). The stage presentation, in a simple, well-devised setting by Robert Edmond] ones, with super-marionettes by Remo Bufano, the Harvard Glee Club and soloists in neutral blue jumpers, and an unseen narrator pouring the story through a loudspeaker, was a different affair. Under Mr. Stokowski's fervent yet delicately adjusted leadership, the tra- gedy evoked a mood of pity, even if no one was purged by terror. I don't think that "CEdipus Rex" is going to be a staple of operatic repertoire, but it was a thoroughly interesting show, and it revealed Mr. Stokowski again as a conductor whom we ought to have at the Metropolitan on other occaSIons, and I don't mean only after the opera season closes officially. For good measure, there was Pro- kofieff's "Le Pas d' Acier," one of those ballets about the Mechanical Age. ^ T the Heckscher Theatre, the Lit- .Il. tIe Theatre Opera Company added to its credits with a handsome . . CANDY SALESMAN: "Great little number, melts right on your tongue." I,KLE"lti The Originators of Athletic Underwear . . orIgInate smart new Athletic Shorts = ( u3l.II, .. . '\, ". ::'t ....\":: <;: , '. 7. f j ':':'s' ".\, :::::: . .: 't. .:\ '.á .' ' :: ,':: 'l: .' ':1, ;: ) ' :.... -- \ ' \ ..' t : " :::::.:., J . o. \ " '.:: .' :'.,:i, .: ,; <--Îi (, :::::: .,,,, , ::: . t '-' { . ( .. ., . : . ..' :::, "" j ' " . f . ä ; i. b I \ ";, '. -L , t:;,.'- t: ." :,:,h:: '" .:..../ -::!:::\ )': ;-""'t ::::,>::,:. iI' \ Ð _ ' t, .nm""""':"""':""'" , Mr ,,:,'::::', \ At, . '<;.... ::::.r::: .W' n. --,',: .vv:,";.., . ':::',: :: }w... w ì:; ':::"' . ,.-- ':' ' };'\. A / /"J i I . ! - SPALDING - who originated the whole idea of athletic shorts-leads the way again with lighter, cooler weights . . colors to match your shirts . . popular new deep waist- band . . and the greatest val- ues ever offered in fine un- derwear! Colored or white madras shorts, just $1. Mer- cerized shirts, $1 and $1.25. And others, shirts or shorts, for 75 cents a garment. 9'-/.5' 5 18 Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street 105 Nassau Street above Fulton 28 New St., cor. Exchange Pl. e 1931, A. G. S. &. BROS. 43